Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grahamstown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: gra-ham-stown
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Makhanda.

name

A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

The South African town is named after Colonel John Graham.

Questions

What does grahamstown mean?: Former name of Makhanda.
Where does grahamstown come from?: The South African town is named after Colonel John Graham.

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